History. Code 1981, § 36-70-5 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1317, § 4.1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2056, § 2; Ga. L. 1993, p. 91, § 36; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1567, § 1.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, “April 17, 1992” was substituted for “the effective date of this subsection” in three places in subsection (b).